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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 613850, member: 2972&quot;]Now that we&#039;ve beaten the 1855 BN coin to death, let&#039;s spend a moment and discuss the 1855 RB.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thing that immediately caught my eye on this coin was the large amount of red apparent on the coin.&nbsp; I&#039;d say 85%+ of the coin is still mint red,and the obverse maybe even more than that.&nbsp;&nbsp; High end on the RB scale, if you will.&nbsp; I like coins like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>But when I look at the coin, I see a 63 coin.&nbsp; It has a toning spot on the obverse near star #6, and a strike-through on the reverse.&nbsp; I don&#039;t subtract any points at this level for strike, because although some of the stars on the obverse are not struck up, this is the case for probably 90% of this issue.&nbsp; On a 67, maybe, on a 63, no way does a strike like this come into the equation for TPGs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, this coin didn&#039;t get any breaks from PCGS.&nbsp; They not only gave it a 63, they gave it a 63 RB.&nbsp; Take a look at the 63RBs you see on the market, and I think it will stack up VERY well.&nbsp; Needless to say, I was happy to buy it at the severely discounted price (for instance, it was less than half the price of the BN coin), and am happy to have it in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the difficult question is -- which one do I keep?</p><p><br /></p><p>All of the above IMO....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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